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How do you make a computer generated movie?
What is computer generated imagery? (CGI) What is computer generated animation? (CGA) What is “motion capture” technique? What does computer generated animation trick the eye and brain into thinking they are seeing a smoothly moving object? What software is used to make Computer Generated Imagery or Computer Generated Animation? What movies have been made using CGI or CGA?
How do you form a rock band?
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How do you become a rapper?
What skills do you need to be a rapper? What are the different types of rap music? Who are some famous rappers? How did famous rappers get to be a rapper? What are some common things famous rappers did to become rappers? Based on what you learn about how other people became a rapper, what advice would you tell someone who wants to become a rapper?
What is the process for writing a song?
Who are some famous song writers? What songs did they write? What inspired the song writers to write their songs? Did the song writer use an event or feeling to inspire his or her song? Do song writers write the lyrics first or the music? oDo song writers write the music for the song too? Or do they have someone else write the music?
How do you record an album?
What are the names of some recording studios? What musicians or bands record in a recording studio? What equipment is found in a recording studio? How do you make a home recording studio? How do you advertise a record album?
Questions for Common Topics
How do they make clay animation?
What is clay animation? When did clay animation start being used for movies?
What are some examples of clay animation?
How does clay animation compare to traditional animation?
Do middle school students prefer clay animation over traditional animation (Survey)
What is stop motion animation?
What is the process for making a stop motion animation?
How do you make a computer generated movie?
What is computer generated imagery? (CGI) What is computer generated animation? (CGA)
What is “motion capture” technique?
What does computer generated animation trick the eye and brain into thinking they are seeing a smoothly moving object?
What software is used to make Computer Generated Imagery or Computer Generated Animation?
What movies have been made using CGI or CGA?
How do you form a rock band?
What skills do you need to play music? What instruments are normally played in a rock band?
What are some famous rock bands?
How did some famous rock bands become a band?
What are common things famous rock bands did to become a band?
How likely is it that a rock band will become famous?
Based on what you learn about how other people formed a rock band, what advice would you tell someone who wants to form a rock band?
How do you become a rapper?
What skills do you need to be a rapper? What are the different types of rap music?
Who are some famous rappers?
How did famous rappers get to be a rapper?
What are some common things famous rappers did to become rappers?
Based on what you learn about how other people became a rapper, what advice would you tell someone who wants to become a rapper?
What is the process for writing a song?
Who are some famous song writers? What songs did they write?
What inspired the song writers to write their songs?
Did the song writer use an event or feeling to inspire his or her song?
Do song writers write the lyrics first or the music?
o Do song writers write the music for the song too? Or do they have someone else write the music?
How do you record an album?
What are the names of some recording studios? What musicians or bands record in a recording studio?
What equipment is found in a recording studio?
How do you make a home recording studio?
How do you advertise a record album?